In the United States (US), Chesapeake Utilities Corporation has announced the first injections of renewable natural gas (RNG) at its Radio Avenue injection point in Yulee, Florida, from the company’s RNG facility at Full Circle Dairy in Madison County. The injections are part of the commissioning phase of the Company’s first RNG development project, which included the construction and operation of a dairy manure-to-biogas RNG facility at Full Circle Dairy.
FPU Renewables, which constructed and operates the RNG facility, and its parent company, Florida Public Utilities Company, are subsidiaries of Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (Chesapeake Utilities).
The facility is now producing RNG, with the first deliveries and injections of captured RNG taking place earlier this month.
The RNG is transported from the facility to the injection site by Chesapeake Utilities’ subsidiary Marlin Gas Services, a provider of virtual pipeline solutions.
To date, during the facility’s first month of production, approximately 4,700 dekatherms of RNG have been captured and transported to the injection site.
This RNG project builds upon Chesapeake Utilities’ solid foundation, legacy assets, and focus on operational excellence. It highlights our ability to play a pivotal role in the entire RNG value chain, from production to transportation, injection, and finally, transmission and distribution of the pipeline quality gas, said Justin Stankiewicz, General Manager at Chesapeake Utilities.
The RNG facility at Full Circle Dairy, which began construction in February 2023, captures and cleans methane from manure generated by dairy cows.
The facility is expected to produce an average of 100,000 dekatherms annually and represents a capital investment of US$22 million.
The fuel injection point in Yulee was constructed in 2023 and has been adapted to enable alternative fuels, such as RNG, to be delivered into the existing pipeline delivery system and support the growing demand for energy in Nassau County.
